Motor vehicles – Steering gear – No mechanical connection between steering shaft and steering...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-24
2005-05-24
DePumpo, Daniel G. (Department: 3611)
Motor vehicles
Steering gear
No mechanical connection between steering shaft and steering...
C180S443000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06896090
ABSTRACT:
In a normal state, a reaction force actuator (20) applies an operation reaction force to an steering member (2) through a planetary gear mechanism (6). When failure occurs in a steering actuator (12), the reaction force actuator (20) is turned off, and a plunger (13) locks the rotation of one element (18) which is connected to the reaction force actuator (20), in the planetary gear mechanism (6). In turn, a manual steering mode is set up in which a rotation of the steering member (2) is transmitted to a pinion gear (14) at a transmission ratio of the carrier (16) holding planetary gears (17) and a sun gear (15).
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Hayama Ryouhei
Higashi Kenji
Iino Takeo
Kada Tomoyasu
Kanda Naotake
DePumpo Daniel G.
Koyo Seiko Co. Ltd.
McGinn & Gibb PLLC
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